BCABA Ethics and Compliance 1

Question 1

According to the BACB Ethics Code, a BCABA must practice under the supervision of a:

Accepted Answer

BCBA or BCBA-D

Answer

BCaBAs are required to practice under the ongoing supervision of a BCBA or BCBA-D, who holds responsibility for the cases overseen.

Question 2

The BACB Ethics Code requires practitioners to only practice within their:

Accepted Answer

Boundaries of competence

Answer

Practitioners must limit services to areas where they have adequate training, education, supervised experience, and demonstrated skills.

Question 3

A BCABA realizes she has a dual relationship with a new client's family. Ethically, she should:

Accepted Answer

Disclose the conflict and avoid or manage it to prevent harm

Answer

The Ethics Code requires disclosing potential conflicts of interest and taking steps to avoid or resolve them to protect client welfare.

Question 4

Informed consent in ABA practice means clients or guardians must be given:

Accepted Answer

Understandable information about treatment goals, methods, risks, and their right to withdraw

Answer

Informed consent requires that individuals receive comprehensible information about the intervention and voluntarily agree to participate, with the right to withdraw.

Question 5

Which of the following BEST exemplifies the least restrictive alternative principle in behavior analysis?

Accepted Answer

Trying positive reinforcement-based strategies before considering punishment procedures

Answer

The least restrictive alternative requires selecting interventions that are least intrusive and most positive while still being effective.

BCABA - Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Practice Test

BCABA - Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Practice Test

BCABA Ethics and Compliance 1